How to Install and Uninstall diskscan Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "diskscan" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install diskscan on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                diskscan
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "diskscan" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall diskscan on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                diskscan
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the diskscan package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: diskscan
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.20-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Kyle Robbertze
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 117
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libtinfo6 (>= 6), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Enhances: f3
Filename: pool/universe/d/diskscan/diskscan_0.20-2_amd64.deb
Size: 45224
MD5sum: 8c2c8a5e50c3974389723dd1881e99bf
SHA1: 75648a8fbb0cdcf2b05bebd353da66f121eb873c
SHA256: 9eff775e230b1620a76e64e05f11e2639d7c45fb35bf4b38ceec514d6ccae1c9
Homepage: https://github.com/baruch/diskscan
Description: scan storage media for bad or near failure sectors
Description-md5: a7612c6515780c86d4fd97aa2f761ebd